Joseph TrutchAs Commissioner, and later as Lieutenant-Governor of the new Province of British Columbia, Trutch seemed obsessed in his determination that Indians must not be allowed to impede settlement. Joseph Trutch became governor of the colony in 1864 and while in power, reduced existing reserves and was unwilling to allot new reserves or add to pre-existing reserves. Trutch refused to recognize Aboriginal Title and, like Douglas, acted without any formal policy. Trutch's reductions to Indian reserves were the first of many "adjustments" or "cut-offs" that have been made to reserves. Photo of Trutch on Wikipedia Background on Joseph Trutch Wikopedia Background More about Joseph Trutch
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